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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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